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St. Rose - I was photographing this bird on a pole for about five minutes when it took off hunting. It flew close overhead and I couldn't even get it all in but that was OK. The light was perfect.
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Views: 618
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| Date: March 7, 2016 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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Kingston-Wolfe Island This is the whitest bird I have come across this year.
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Views: 691
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| Date: March 3, 2016 |
| Details: Male, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Kingston - Wolfe Island. Finally had a chance to shoot a great looking male. This was a banner day. We made a concerted effort to do a Snowy count and ended up with 47 birds. Without knowing key places to look and how to look (have to stay until after sunset) you'd come away with about 20-25 birds which is still great.
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Views: 608
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| Date: February 4, 2016 |
| Details: Male, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - Went back to a favourite regional location today and was surprised to see a good number of Snowies. Most were still on the ground at a distance but a couple were closer to the road.
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Views: 631
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| Date: February 1, 2016 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Kingston - Wolfe Island This bird called (a shriek) about a dozen times over a five minute period. It was not calling to me but possibly to a bird in the distance. Most of the time it was facing away as it called. It was the most I have heard any Snowy Owl call.
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Views: 587
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| Date: January 7, 2016 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Kingston - A heavily barred juvenile was actively hunting.
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Views: 680
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| Date: January 21, 2016 |
| Details: Female, Juvenile |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - back to check on our regional Snowies on a snowy day. For a change this bird was perched at eye level on a sign rather than atop a power pole.
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Views: 645
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| Date: January 1, 2016 |
| Details: Female |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - there was just enough sunlight to highlight the bird's beautiful eyes. As usual, the bird was on a pole, annoyingly oblivious to me in my van. She did occasionally look, just long enough to get the shots I was after. She didn't care about small vehicles but she took off when a noisy larger truck passed by.
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Views: 663
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| Date: December 28, 2015 |
| Details: Female |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Kingston - this one has the look of a Bateman painting.
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Views: 664
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| Date: December 16, 2015 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Kingston - I came across yet another gorgeous bird today. The sombre sky provided nice even tones for the owl. WIth no snow they show up better than during the depths of winter. I love the talons.
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Views: 619
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| Date: December 16, 2015 |
| Details: Female |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Presqu'ile Provincial Park - I thought I'd give you a rare glimpse into the world of the Snowy Owl. If you look closely you'll see that this bird is in the process of coughing up a pellet which consists of undigested fur, bones and in this specific case, a few small feathers (duck may have been on the menu). It took it about a minute before the pellet was expelled. This shot was about 5 seconds before it was out. The gray mass is about 2" long and nearly an inch wide. By examining owl pellets you can gauge what its recent meals have been.
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Views: 498
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| Date: December 10, 2015 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Wolfe Island (Kingston) - Notice the difference in appearance with the other bird I posted. I love the stern look. This bird was perched on a large bale close to the road offering a close but brief photo op.
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Views: 452
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| Date: December 10, 2015 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Presqu'ile Provincial Park - The face of this bird is unusual. It is almost clown-like. It coughed up a large pellet shortly after this photo was taken. Duck was on the menu.
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Views: 495
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| Date: December 10, 2015 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
St. Rose - one of the first I have photographed for the season although birds have been in the east for weeks. A number of new birds have arrived since the weekend.
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Views: 413
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| Date: December 1, 2015 |
| Details: Female, Adult |
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| Canada (Québec) |
First snow of the winter season set in today, and with it came my first Snowy Owl photo of the season. A note related to this photo - whether a good or bad idea, the Montreal Airport authority has a fauna control officer who I saw while taking this photo setting a large trap. The plan is to capture the owl and I believe to relocate it farther away from the airport. My thought - the Snowy Owl is rather stationary and insignificant compared to other hazards that airplanes face such as large flocks of Canada Geese, etc.
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Views: 538
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| Date: November 24, 2015 |
| Details: Immature |
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